2008-03-03_PERMIT FILE - C2006085 (26)

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(a) No permit to make use of land within a SA Steep Terrain -Steep Slope - Slide Area District may be issued unless the proposed use is listed an the following list: (1) General ranching, pasture, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, forestry, wildlife sanctuary, game farm, and other similar agricultural, wildlife, and related uses. (2) Open Space, geological interest, wildlife habitat, and natural scenic area. (3) Play or recreation areas, and other similar uses. (4) Parks, hiking or horseback-riding trails, open space, and other similar private and public recreational uses. (b) Any use of land is prohibited where wildfire or unstable slope materials would create a public or private health or safety problem. 5. Preservation of natural features Native vegetation and geological features may not be removed or altered. No activity will be allowed which will lessen the stability of the. slopes. No activity will be allowed which will increase the potential for ignition or generation of fire in the SA area. No storage of any materials other than those existing or growing naturally on the location will be allowed. 6. Construction Within Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Areas 6.1 No zoning, special-use, or conditional-use permit may be issued for any development upon a Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Area slope where the vertical height of the slope is equal to or greater than the maximum allowable building height or 35 feet whichever is less. 6.2 No building may be constructed and no substantial improvement of an existing building may take place within the buffer zone or upon any designated Steep Terrain - Steep Slope - Slide Area within any designated Open Space District or upon a location meeting the Steep Terrain -Steep Slope -Slide Area criteria stated above where the vertical height of the slope is equal to or greater than the maximum allowable building height or 35 feet whichever is less. 6.3 For purposes of this section, "substantial improvement" means for a building constructed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a building with a cost equaling or exceeding 50 percent of the market value of the structure either (i) before the improvement or repair is started or (ii) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. "Substantial improvement" occurs when the first alteration on any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. The term does III-51